2012 Sonoma Coast

Chardonnay

SONOMA COUNTY

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LIBRARY RELEASE

TASTING NOTES

Sourced from three diverse sites within the appellation, our 2012 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay showcases the citrus side of the grape, balanced and food friendly, yet seductive in texture. With only 10% new oak, this is often our go-to dinner wine and makes its case on naturally derived, mineral-driven intensity straight from the vineyard.

The Old Wente and Dijon 95 clones from Yellow Rock Vineyard form the backbone of the blend, offering concentrated lemon curd and lime rind flavors as well as a rich and marvelous mouthfeel. Stiling Vineyard lends delicate floral notes and Black Emerald Vineyard provides great mid-palate and crisp green apple notes to complete the wine.

This selection is raised in primarily used (“neutral”) oak and allowed only partial malolactic fermentation to preserve clarity, freshness and racy acidity to balance the impressive richness.

COMING SOON

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REORDERS

Wines often sell out at or close to release, so we encourage making the most of your spring and fall allocations. As long as wine remains, you are welcome to reorder online through our EK Special Order store. Or contact John Gillis at john@erickentwines.com or 415.244.9453.

JOIN EK ALLOCATION LIST

Direct sales are allocated exclusively to EK Allocation List members at a 10% discount. Orders of 6+ bottles save an additional 50% off shipping. New releases ship twice a year, once in the spring and again in the fall.Join EK Allocation List

CUSTOMIZED ALLOCATIONS

You may customize your spring and fall allocations any way you like, from 0–6 bottles of each wine. (Small-lot and list-only wines may have lower limits.) To modify your allocations, click on MY ALLOCATION above.Join EK Allocation List

REORDERS

Wines often sell out at or close to release, so we encourage making the most of your spring and fall allocations. As long as wine remains, you are welcome to reorder online through our EK Special Order store. Or contact John Gillis at john@erickentwines.com or 415.244.9453.